Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was approved by the FDA for kids ages 12 to 15

11 May 2021 | Tuesday | News


The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was approved by the FDA for kids ages 12 to 15 on an emergency-use basis, a move that will allow middle and high school students to be vaccinated before fall.
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Image Source : Public Domain

The two-dose mRNA vaccine is already approved for use in those 16 and over. An earlier study showed that the vaccine was 100% effective in adolescents. The move comes amid an effort to drive down the infection rate in the U.S. which has steadily fallen after a plateau in early April.

 

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